Metals Best PhD Thesis Award—Winner Announced

Metals (ISSN: 2075-4701) is delighted to announce the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award, which honors outstanding doctoral research in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering. This award recognizes early career researchers whose PhD work demonstrates exceptional scientific quality, innovation, and potential impact.

This year’s award has been granted to the following paper:

“The design, mechanical properties and nanoscale degradation characteristics of ultra-lean bioresorbable Mg–Ca alloys”
by Dr. Tatiana Akhmetshina (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

As the awardee, Dr. Tatiana Akhmetshina will receive CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in Metals (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

With an impressive number of high-quality submissions, the selection process was highly competitive. The Metals Editorial Office and Award Evaluation Committee would like to thank all applicants for their excellent contributions, which covered a wide variety of research topics.

On behalf of the Editorial Office, we would like to congratulate Dr. Tatiana Akhmetshina and wish her continued success in her research career.

Metals Editorial Office